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    upgrading from MacBook to MacBook...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by nameIess, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. nameIess

    nameIess Notebook Consultant

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    ok... my makbook is falling apart. feels like an old truck! display acting up, speakers acting up, and now that i'm thinking about it... nothing else is wrong with it!

    anyhow, i've just placed an order for the new macbook 2.0ghz with 4gb ram.

    will i notice big difference in performance and stability? will it heat as much or did they fix this? is it lighter or heavier? is the display improved (quality or resolution) or is it the same? will i have better stability on vista?

    my current macbook is 1.83Ghz, 2 gig ram, and 160gb hdd. and here is an older thread with the problems i had with it if interested.
     
    nameIess, Nov 17, 2008
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  2. chyidean

    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    Display resolution is the same.
     
    chyidean, Nov 17, 2008
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  3. passive101

    passive101 Notebook Deity

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    Not much of an upgrade, but it won't be jacked up I guess.
     
    passive101, Nov 17, 2008
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  4. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Good point , passive101
     
    Colton, Nov 17, 2008
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  5. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Display resolution is the same, the quality should be improved as the displays are LED-backlit so you should definitely feel an increase in brightness. You will notice a difference in performance but I doubt you will see any big change if you're not looking for them. Normal computing will be about the same, if you're say encoding video you'll see the time needed is less now. The new AluMacBook is lighter by about half a pound! :)
     
    Sam, Nov 17, 2008
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  6. ValkyrieLenneth

    ValkyrieLenneth Notebook Evangelist

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    Better VGA and lighter weight perhaps are two most important things.
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Nov 18, 2008
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    ^also the LED screen
     
    Xirurg, Nov 18, 2008
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  8. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    The main difference, besides the brighter LED display, is the GPU performance.

    If you are using CS4, video editing, games or any other GPU accelerated application performance will increase a lot, in some cases a factor 4.

    Playing 1080p videos (avi, mkv, mov etc) will now be easy with a low CPU utilization.
     
    Phil, Nov 18, 2008
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